''Chthonius'' is a genus of pseudoscorpions, first described by

Carl Ludwig Koch Carl Ludwig Koch (21 September 1778 – 23 August 1857) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and common house spider. He was bo ...

in 1843. There are more than 100 species which are distributed from Europe to Iran, North Africa, Balearic Islands and the USA. There is one cosmopolitan species. There are also fossil species from the Eocene of Poland and the Russian Federation.

Species

, the World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog accepts the following 121 species: *'' Chthonius absoloni'' Beier, 1938 — Bosnia, Croatia *'' Chthonius agazzii'' Beier, 1966 — Italy *'' Chthonius alpicola'' Beier, 1951 — Austria, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Slovenia *'' Chthonius apollinis'' Mahnert, 1978 — Greece *'' Chthonius aquasanctae'' Ćurčić & Rađa, 2011 — Serbia *'' Chthonius azerbaidzhanus'' Schawaller & Dashdamirov, 1988 — Azerbaijan *'' Chthonius balazuci'' Vachon, 1963 — France *'' Chthonius bogovinae'' Ćurčić, 1972 — Serbia *'' Chthonius campaneti'' Zaragoza & Vadell, 2013 — Spain *'' Chthonius caoduroi'' Callaini, 1987 — Italy *'' Chthonius caprai'' Gardini, 1977 — Italy *'' Chthonius carinthiacus'' Beier, 1951 — Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland *'' Chthonius cavernarum'' Ellingsen, 1909 — Italy, Romania, Slovenia *'' Chthonius cavophilus'' Hadži, 1939 — Bulgaria *'' Chthonius cebenicus'' Leclerc, 1981 — France *'' Chthonius cephalotes'' (Simon, 1875) — France *'' Chthonius chamberlini'' (Leclerc, 1983) — Algeria, France *'' Chthonius comottii'' Inzaghi, 1987 — Italy *'' Chthonius croaticus'' Ćurčić & Rađa, 2012 — Croatia *'' Chthonius cryptus'' Chamberlin, 1962 — Greece *'' Chthonius dacnodes'' Navás, 1918 — Netherlands, Portugal, Spain *'' Chthonius decoui'' Georgescu & Cǎpuşe, 1994 — Romania *'' Chthonius delmastroi'' Gardini, 2009 — Italy *'' Chthonius densedentatus'' Beier, 1938 — Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland *'' Chthonius doderoi'' Beier, 1930 — France *'' Chthonius elongatus'' Lazzeroni, 1970 — Italy *'' Chthonius euganeus'' Gardini, 1991 — Italy *'' Chthonius exarmatus'' Beier, 1939 — Croatia, Montenegro *'' Chthonius gallettii'' Gardini, 2021 — Italy *'' Chthonius gentianae'' Gardini, 2021 — Italy *'' Chthonius gjirokastri'' Ćurčić, Rađa & Dimitrijević, 2008 — Albania *'' Chthonius globocicae'' Ćurčić, Dimitrijević & Tomić, 2008 — Montenegro *'' Chthonius graecus'' Beier, 1963 — Greece *'' Chthonius guglielmii'' Callaini, 1986 — France, Italy *'' Chthonius halberti'' Kew, 1916 — France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, UK *'' Chthonius herbarii'' Mahnert, 1980 — Greece *'' Chthonius herminii'' Gardini, 2021 — Italy *'' Chthonius heterodactylus'' (Tömösváry, 1883) — Czechia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine *'' Chthonius heurtaultae'' (Leclerc, 1981) — France *'' Chthonius horridus'' Beier, 1934 — Italy *'' Chthonius hungaricus'' Mahnert, 1981 — Hungary, Romania, Slovakia *'' Chthonius ilvensis'' Beier, 1963 — France, Italy *'' Chthonius imperator'' Mahnert, 1978 — Greece *'' Chthonius inguscioi'' Gardini, 2021 — Italy *'' Chthonius ischnocheles'' (Hermann, 1804) — Europe, US *'' Chthonius ischnocheloides'' Beier, 1973 — Italy *'' Chthonius italicus'' Beier, 1930 — France, Italy *'' Chthonius iugoslavicus'' Ćurčić, 1972 — Serbia *'' Chthonius jonicus'' Beier, 1931 — Albania, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey *'' Chthonius jugorum'' Beier, 1952 — Austria, Italy *'' Chthonius karamanianus'' Hadži, 1937 — North Macedonia *'' Chthonius kladanjensis'' Ćurčić, Dimitrijević & Rađa, 2011 — Bosnia *'' Chthonius kosovensis'' Ćurčić, 2011 — Serbia *'' Chthonius lanai'' Gardini, 2021 — Italy *'' Chthonius lanzai'' Caporiacco, 1947 — Italy *'' Chthonius latidentatus'' Ćurčić, 1972 — Serbia *'' Chthonius leoi'' (Callaini, 1988) — Italy *'' Chthonius lesnik'' Ćurčić, 1994 — Serbia *'' Chthonius lessiniensis'' Schawaller, 1982 — Italy *'' Chthonius ligusticus'' Beier, 1930 — Italy, Romania *'' Chthonius lindbergi'' Beier, 1956 — Greece *'' Chthonius longimanus'' Ćurčič & Rađa, 2011 — Montenegro *'' Chthonius lucifugus'' Mahnert, 1977 — France, Spain *'' Chthonius lupinus'' Ćurčić, Dimitrijević & Rađa, 2011 — Bosnia *'' Chthonius macedonicus'' Ćurčić, 1972 — North Macedonia *'' Chthonius magnificus'' Beier, 1938 — Bosnia, Croatia *'' Chthonius makirina'' Ćurčić & Rađa, 2012 — Croatia *'' Chthonius marciai'' Gardini, 2021 — Italy *'' Chthonius mauritanicus'' (Callaini, 1988) — Morocco *'' Chthonius mayi'' Heurtault-Rossi, 1968 — France *'' Chthonius mazaurici'' Leclerc, 1981 — France *'' Chthonius microphthalmus'' Simon, 1879 — France, Italy *'' Chthonius minotaurus'' Henderickx, 1997 — Greece *'' Chthonius monicae'' Boghean, 1989 — Romania *'' Chthonius motasi'' Dumitresco & Orghidan, 1964 — Romania *'' Chthonius multidentatus'' Beier, 1963 — Italy *'' Chthonius nicolosii'' Gardini, 2021 — Italy *'' Chthonius occultus'' Beier, 1939 — Bosnia, Croatia *'' Chthonius ognjankae'' Ćurčić, 1997 — North Macedonia *'' Chthonius ohridanus'' Ćurčić, 1997 — North Macedonia *'' Chthonius onaei'' Ćurčić, Dimitrijević, Radja, Ćurčić & Milinčić, 2010 — Croatia *'' Chthonius orthodactyloides'' Beier, 1967 — Turkey *'' Chthonius orthodactylus'' (Leach, 1817) — Europe, Tunisia *'' Chthonius pacificus'' Muchmore, 1968 — US *'' Chthonius paganus'' (Hoff, 1961) — US *'' Chthonius pagus'' Ćurčić & Rađa, 2012 — Croatia *'' Chthonius paludis'' (Chamberlin, 1929) — US *'' Chthonius paolettii'' Beier, 1973 — Italy *'' Chthonius persimilis'' Beier, 1939 — Serbia *'' Chthonius petrochilosi'' Heurtault, 1972 — Greece *'' Chthonius ponticoides'' Mahnert, 1975 — Greece *'' Chthonius ponticus'' Beier, 1965 — Georgia, Turkey *'' Chthonius porevidi'' Ćurčić, Makarov & Lučić, 1998 — Montenegro *'' Chthonius pristani'' Ćurčić, 2011 — Croatia *'' Chthonius protobosniacus'' Ćurčić, Dimitrijević & Rađa, 2011 — Bosnia *'' Chthonius prove'' Ćurčić, Dimitrijević & Makarov, 1997 — Montenegro *'' Chthonius pusillus'' Beier, 1947 — Austria, Hungary, Slovenia *'' Chthonius pygmaeus'' Beier, 1934 — Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland *'' Chthonius radigost'' Ćurčić, 1997 — North Macedonia *'' Chthonius radjai'' Ćurčić, 1988 — Croatia *'' Chthonius raridentatus'' Hadži, 1930 — Austria, Croatia, Italy, Slovenia *'' Chthonius ressli'' Beier, 1956 — Austria, Czechia, France, Hungary, Italy, Monaco, Slovakia, Switzerland *'' Chthonius sestasi'' Mahnert, 1980 — Greece *'' Chthonius shelkovnikovi'' Redikorzev, 1930 — Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Turkey, Turkmenistan *'' Chthonius shulovi'' Beier, 1963 — Israel *'' Chthonius stammeri'' Beier, 1942 — Italy *'' Chthonius stevanovici'' Ćurčić, 1986 — Serbia *'' Chthonius strinatii'' Mahnert, 1975 — Greece *'' Chthonius submontanus'' Beier, 1963 — Austria, Germany, Italy, Romania, Switzerland *'' Chthonius subterraneus'' Beier, 1931 — Bosnia, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, Slovakia *'' Chthonius tadzhikistanicus'' Dashdamirov & Schawaller, 1992 — Tajikistan *'' Chthonius tenuis'' L. Koch, 1873 — Algeria, Tunisia, Europe *'' Chthonius thessalus'' Mahnert, 1980 — Greece *'' Chthonius torakensis'' Ćurčić & Rađa, 2010 — Croatia *'' Chthonius trebinjensis'' Beier, 1938 — Bosnia, Croatia *'' Chthonius troglobius'' Hadži, 1937 — North Macedonia *'' Chthonius troglodites'' Redikorzev, 1928 — Bulgaria *'' Chthonius tzanoudakisi'' Mahnert, 1975 — Greece *'' Chthonius vodan'' Ćurčić, 1997 — North Macedonia *'' Chthonius youtabae'' Zamani, Shoushtari, Kahrarian & Nassirkhani, 2020 — Iran *'' Chthonius zmaj'' Ćurčić, 1997 — North Macedonia

References

External links

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''Chthonius'' at insectoid.info
Pseudoscorpion genera Chthoniidae {{pseudoscorpion-stub